Kordall Steelers won a close friendly in Mamer, 80-75, after a game that stayed level for two quarters before the visitors created the decisive gap after halftime.
The first quarter ended 17-17. KDS produced the first small run, moving from 3-3 to 9-3, but Mambra answered through Terry L Winn III (31, 1.99m, USA), who scored repeatedly at the line and inside. At halftime it was still 40-40, even if KDS had briefly built the game's highest lead at 36-28. That phase was driven by Malcolm Christie (KDS), who scored 9 points in a row on three straight 3-pointers.
The third quarter changed the flow. KDS won it 20-17 and pushed from 42-42 to 49-44, then to 57-52. Connor Serven (KDS) was central there with 12 points in the period, while Selmin Muric (23, 1.95m) kept adding efficient support. Mamer stayed in contact behind Winn and Lou Clees (19, 1.89m), who hit two third-quarter 3-pointers.
In the last quarter, Coach Dragan Stipanovic's side came back to 73-72 through Gianluca Pellegrino, but KDS managed the closing moments better, with late free throws and more points from Christie. Christie finished with 23 points, Muric had 17 and Serven 14 for the winners. Mamer had the game-high scorer in Winn III with 26, supported by Pellegrino with 14, while Kelvin Almeida Lopes de Pina (20, 1.88m) and Sam Schaaf (18, 1.92m) added 8 each.
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